CRP and Hypertension: When compared with the normal uACR, the patients with microalbuminuria and macroalbuminuria exhibited higher SBP, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), triglycerides, HbA1c, BMI, high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), heart rate, hypertension prevalence, and HF prevalence as well as a lower eGFR level (Table 1).